Q72 (New York City bus)

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Junction Boulevard Line
A 2009 Orion VII NG HEV (4502) on the LaGuardia Airport-bound Q72 at Junction Blvd/62nd Drive in Rego Park
Overview
System	MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator	MTA Bus Company
Garage	LaGuardia Depot
Vehicle	Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 Nova Bus LFS
Began service	1894 (trolley line)[1] 1949 (bus)[1]
Route
Locale	Queens, New York, U.S.
Communities served	Rego Park, LeFrak City, Elmhurst, Corona, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, LaGuardia Airport[2][3]
Start	Rego Park – 63rd Drive & Queens Boulevard (Rego Center)
Via	Junction Boulevard, 94th Street
End	LaGuardia Airport – Central Terminals or East Elmhurst – Ditmars Blvd (select rush hour runs)
Length	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Service
Operates	All times except late nights[2]
Annual patronage	1,624,412 (2023)[4]
Transfers	Yes
Timetable	Q72
Route map LaGuardia Airport  Q72  Terminal D Terminal C Terminal B 94th St / Ditmars Blvd 23rd Avenue 24th Avenue 25th Avenue Astoria Boulevard Intermittent stops 30th Avenue 31st Avenue Junction Bl / 32nd Avenue Northern Boulevard Intermittent stops 34th Avenue 35th Avenue 37th Avenue Roosevelt Avenue ​ Intermittent stops 41st Avenue 43rd Avenue 45th Avenue 46th Avenue Corona Avenue 53rd Avenue 55th Avenue 57th Avenue 59th Avenue Horace Harding Expy N Horace Harding Expy S / Rego Center II 97th Street / 62nd Drive Rego Park – Queens Bl ​  Q72  Legend Two-way stop One-way stop  Q72  Terminal ​ Subway connection ← Q70  {{{system_nav}}}  Q76 →

The Q72 bus route constitutes a public transit route along Junction Boulevard and 94th Street in Queens, New York City. It operates between the Rego Park and East Elmhurst neighborhoods of Queens, and extends into LaGuardia Airport at the north end of the borough. It is city-operated under the MTA Bus Company brand of MTA Regional Bus Operations.

The route was originally a streetcar line known as the North Beach line or Junction Boulevard line running primarily on Junction Avenue, the predecessor to Junction Boulevard, to the resorts of Queens' North Beach on the Bowery Bay coastline. Service began in the late 1890s either as a standalone shuttle service or to facilitate through service between the Flushing–Ridgewood Line and Grand Street Line. All three lines were replaced by city buses in the 1940s, though the Junction Boulevard route would be privately operated by Triboro Coach from 1961 to 2006 when it was taken over by the MTA Bus Company.